District officer Inspector Michael Fawcett said he had never heard of anything quite like it before.

‘‘There is funnily enough a ticket for using a rocket-propelled vehicle on a road, which I suspect this might be the only ever ticket issued for that particular offence in Queensland,’’ he told 612 ABC Brisbane.

‘‘The bottom line is that we've got someone riding at skateboard at night, on the main road, no helmet, in probably a dangerous situation.’’